About this series
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
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Quick facts
First aired
2002
Seasons
2
Episodes
52
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.2/10
Votes
423
Genre
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime
Status
Ended
Network
Perfect Choice
Language
JA
Seasons & Episodes
S01E01
SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9
Public Security Section 9 is an elite special ops unit that works directly under the control of the Prime Minister. They've been called in to rescue a high-ranking government offic…
S01E02
SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION
Kenbishi Heavy Industries has built a state-of-the-art multiped tank. There's only one problem–it's gone haywire and started moving on its own. Section 9 is called in to stop it, a…
S01E03
SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I
A certain type of android, the GA07_JL, nicknamed Jeri by its users, has been affected by a virus. Recently, all Jeri model androids have been committing "suicide". Section 9 is ca…
S01E04
C: The Visual Device will Laugh; INTERCEPTER
While working late, Togusa gets a call from one of his colleagues from his days on the police force. It seems that he's uncovered something strange happening with the investigators…
S01E05
C: The Inviting Bird will Chant; DECOY
The Laughing Man, having returned after a six-year absence, threatens to assassinate the Superintendent-General of the police. Aramaki, however, thinks it's a cover-up. He briefs S…
S01E06
C: The Copycat will Dance; MEME
As Togusa and Bato track down Nanao, Motoko and Paz are attempting to protect the Superintendent-General at a press conference about the police misuse of interceptors. When the vir…
S01E07
SA: Idolatry; IDOLATOR
Section 9 is on the trail of Marcelo Jarti, a South American revolutionary hero who has arrived in Japan. However, Jarti is a hard man to catch because he employs look-alikes to de…
S01E08
SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS
Motoko's friend Courtin asks her to come to the hospital where she works. It seems a little girl just received a heart transplant, but the donor's family doesn't remember ever agre…
S01E09
C: The Man Who Lurks in the Darkness of the Net; CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!
Motoko enters into an online chat room devoted to the Laughing Man to see if she can find any new information on him. What she discovers is a spirited debate among the self-proclai…
S01E10
SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE
Marco Amoretti, a former Navy Petty Officer from the American Empire, has come to Japan and is committing heinous acts of brutality against women. Section 9 is assisted in this mat…
S01E11
C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ
Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.
S01E12
SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM
One of the Tachikomas decides to take a little stroll through the city. It meets a little girl, Miki, who is searching for her lost dog and it agrees to help her. On their journey,…
S01E13
SA: Unequal Terrorist; NOT EQUAL
In a briefing, Aramaki shows a photo of a girl who looks like Eka Tokura, the daughter of Tokura Electronics, who was kidnapped 16 years ago. But there's one problem–the photo was …
S01E14
SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$
The Chinese government contacts Section 9 to let them know that an assassin may have entered Japan to kill a famous reclusive millionaire. Despite their considerable efforts, howev…
S01E15
SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES
The Major has become worried about the Tachikomas. It appears that their AIs have developed much more quickly and in ways that were not anticipated; they have begun speaking about …
S01E16
SA: Chinks in the Armour of the Heart; Ag2O
Batou goes undercover on a military base to shadow one of his former heroes, a man named Zaitsev who was an Olympic silver medalist. Now, however, he's under suspicion of espionage…
S01E17
SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE
While at an international police conference in London, Aramaki drops by to visit an old flame who's now in the wine brokering business. She asks him to help her put a stop to the c…
S01E18
SA: Assassination Duet; LOST HERITAGE
Aramaki attends the funeral of an old war buddy, and is greeted by his departed friend's daughter. Later, Section 9 is assigned the task of protecting the Chinese Foreign Minister …
S01E19
SA: Embraced by a Disguised Net; CAPTIVATED
Section 9's next case is a rash of mass-kidnappings. Rumor has it that a crime syndicate is harvesting organs and selling them on the black market. As they research the case, they …
S01E20
C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW
Togusa is on the trail of the Laughing Man again, and this time, his investigations lead him towards both a leading micromachine corporation and an NGO called the Sunflower Society…
S01E21
C: Left-Behind Trace; ERASER
After being shot, Togusa's in the hospital and about to go into surgery, but he is desperate to pass on what he's learned to the rest of Section 9. As Togusa fights for his life, t…
S01E22
C: Corporate Graft; SCANDAL
Motoko is about to be fitted for her new prosthetic body. But when the doctor arrives and begins the procedure, it's clear that she has no intent of letting Motoko out alive. Meanw…
S01E23
C: The Other Side of Good and Evil; EQUINOX
The Laughing Man returns! And, just as he did six years ago, he kidnaps the president of Serano Genomics without being detected. Section 9 arrives at Serano's house too late, and s…
S01E24
C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION
The government orders Section 9 disbanded. Aramaki is taken away, and Togusa is arrested. Motoko assembles the remaining team members at HQ for one final mission. They prepare for …
S01E25
C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE
Despite their best efforts, the remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one by the government forces; only Batou and Motoko are left.
S01E26
C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX
Togusa has been released from jail and he's given papers showing the dissolution of Section 9. Out of work and depressed, he tries to find information on the others, but there is n…
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🎭 Animation
🎭 Action & Adventure
🎭 Sci-Fi & Fantasy
🎭 Crime
👤 Atsuko Tanaka
👤 Akio Otsuka
👤 Osamu Saka
cyborg
police
organized crime
internet
cyberpunk
robot
crime investigation
network
anime
near future
computer networking
public security
Questions about Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
How many seasons does Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex have?
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has 2 seasons and 52 episodes total.
What genre is Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex?
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime series.
Who stars in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex?
The cast of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex includes Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Osamu Saka, Taimei Suzuki, Takashi Onozuka.
What is the TMDB rating for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex?
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has a TMDB rating of 8.2/10 based on 423 votes.
